Blood is a circulating tissue composed of fluid plasma and cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets). Medical terms related to blood often begin in hemo- or hemato- (BE: haemo- and haemato-) from the Greek word "haima" for "blood". The main function of blood is to supply nutrients (oxygen, glucose) and constitutional elements to tissues and to remove waste products (such as carbon dioxide and lactic acid). Blood also enables cells (leukocytes, abnormal tumor cells) and different su ...

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• Blood - Anatomy of blood
• Blood - Physiology of blood
• Blood - Production and degradation
• Blood - Transport of oxygen
• Blood - Transport of carbon dioxide
• Blood - Transport of hydrogen ions
• Blood - Color
• Blood - Health and disease
• Blood - Ancient medicine
• Blood - Diagnosis
• Blood - Pathology
• Blood - Treatment
• Blood - Mythology and religion
• Blood - Indo-European paganism
• Blood - Judaism
• Blood - Christianity
• Blood - Jehovah's Witnesses
• Blood - Vampire legends
• Blood - Chinese and Japanese culture

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Adenosine monophosphate, Adenosine monophosphate - Production and degradation, Adenosine monophosphate - cAMP, Adenosine monophosphate - Commercial applications, Adenosine monophosphate - External link

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Blood - Production and degradation. Blood cells are produced in the bone marrow; the process is termed hematopoiesis. The proteinaceous component is produced overwhelmingly in the liver, while hormones are produced by the endocrine glands and the watery fraction maintained by the gut and the kidney. Blood cells are degraded by the spleen and the Kupffer cells in the liver. The liver also clears proteins and amino acids (the kidney secretes many small proteins into the urine). Erythrocytes usually live up to 120 days before they are systematically replaced by new erythroc ...

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A blood type is a description of an individual's characteristics of red blood cells due to substances (carbohydrates and proteins) on the cell membrane. The two most important classifications to describe blood types in humans are ABO and the Rhesus factor (Rh factor). There are 46 other known antigens, most of which are much rarer than ABO and Rh. Blood transfusions from incompatible groups can cause an immunological transfusion reaction, resulting in h ...

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• Blood type - Principles
• Blood type - ABO system
• Blood type - The H antigen
• Blood type - Inheritance
• Blood type - Rhesus system CDE
• Blood type - Rh factor frequency
• Blood type - Inheritance
• Blood type - Frequency of ABO and Rhesus
• Blood type - Other blood types
• Blood type - Bombay phenotype
• Blood type - McLeod phenotype
• Blood type - Compatibility
• Blood type - Evolutionary significance
• Blood type - Social significance

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Blood tests are laboratory tests done on blood to gain an appreciation of disease states and the function of organs. Since blood flows throughout the body, acting as a medium for providing oxygen and other nutrients, and drawing waste products back to the excretory systems for disposal, the state of the bloodstream affects, or is affected by, many medical conditions. For these reasons, blood tests are the most commonly performed medical tests. Blood is obtained from a patient by venipunct ...

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• Blood test - Blood chemistry tests
• Blood test - Large organic molecules
• Blood test - proteins
• Blood test - Other
• Blood test - Cells

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Blood transfusion is the taking of blood or blood-based products from one individual and inserting them into the circulatory system of another. It can be considered a form of organ transplant. Blood transfusions may treat medical conditions, such as massive blood loss due to trauma, surgery, shock and where the red cell producing mechanism (or some other normal and essential component) fails (see blood diseases). Blood transfusion - History. Roman Catholic authors take pains to discredit the contemporary ch ...

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• Blood transfusion - Procedure
• Blood transfusion - Contraindications
• Blood transfusion - Complications
• Blood transfusion - Animal blood transfusion
• Blood transfusion - Blood transfusion substitutes

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In the circulatory system, venous blood is blood returning to the heart. With one exception (the pulmonary vein) this blood is deoxygenated and high in carbon dioxide, having released oxygen and absorbed CO2 in the tissues. It is also typically warmer than arterial blood, has a lower pH, has lower concentrations of glucose and other nutrients, and has higher concentrations of urea and other waste products. Venous blood can be obtained by venesection or phlebotomy, or in small quantities by fingerprick. Most medical laboratory tests are conducted on venous ...

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For the Native American nation, please see Kainai. The Bloods are an American street gang originating from Los Angeles, California. They have an intense rivalry with the Crips. Group members are identified by the red attire such as red bandanas. Various cliques known as "sets" form the organization, which is sometimes internally split by enmity and difference. Bloods - History. The Bloods were formed when several members of the Pirus gang were being killed by the Crips. The Pirus then called o ...

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• Bloods - Bloods and hip-hop
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Blood for Blood defines themselves as a white trash hardcore rock 'n' roll band from Charlestown, Massachusetts. The band formed in 1995. They are regarded as an extremely nihilistic and aggressive band. The bands iconic logo of a sketchy skull and crossbones with a teardrop of blood was drawn by Sean Bonner in 1997 when the band was signed to Victory Records. Blood for Blood - Members. Eric "Buddha" Medina - Vocals. "White Trash" Rob Lind - Guitar, Vocals. Ian McFarla ...

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Blood diseases affect the production of blood and its components, such as blood cells, hemoglobin, blood proteins, the mechanism of coagulation, etc. The study of etiology, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention of blood diseases is the domain of hematology and hemotherapy. Medical specialists in this domain are called hematologists. Blood diseases - Classification of diseases. Hemoglobinopaties (abnormal structure of part of the hemoglobin molecule) Sickle-cell diseas ...

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Blood plasma is the liquid component of blood, in which the blood cells are suspended. Serum is the same as blood plasma except that clotting factors (such as fibrin) have been removed. Plasma resembles whey in appearance (transparent with a faint straw colour). It is mainly composed of water, blood proteins, and inorganic electrolytes. It serves as transport medium for glucose, lipids, hormones, metabolic end products, carbon dioxide and oxygen. (Oxygen transport capacity of plasma is much lower than that of the hemoglo ...

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• Blood plasma - Fresh frozen plasma
• Blood plasma - Dried plasma

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In medicine, blood sugar is a term used to refer to levels of glucose in the blood. Blood sugar concentration, or serum glucose level, is tightly regulated in the human body. Glucose, transported via the bloodstream, is the primary source of energy for the body's cells. Normally, blood glucose levels stay within narrow limits throughout the day: 4 to 8 mmol/l (70 to 150 mg/dl). Levels rise after meals and are usually lowest in the morning, before the first meal of the day. Diabetes mellitus is the most prominent dis ...

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Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the blood vessels. Unless indicated otherwise, blood pressure is understood to mean arterial blood pressure, i.e., the pressure in the large arteries, such as the brachial artery (in the arm). The pressure of the blood in other vessels is lower than the arterial pressure. The peak pressure in the arteries during the cardiac cycle is the systolic pressure, and the lowest pressure (at the resting phase of the cardiac cycle) is the diastolic pressure ...

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• Blood pressure - Physiology
• Blood pressure - Pathophysiology
• Blood pressure - Effects of high blood pressure
• Blood pressure - Effects of low blood pressure
• Blood pressure - Factors influencing blood pressure
• Blood pressure - Other causes of low blood pressure
• Blood pressure - Venous pressure
• Blood pressure - Related topics

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Blood on the Tracks is a 1975 album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In September 1974, Dylan entered the studio with a clutch of newly written songs, many inspired by his recent estrangement from his wife of ten years, Sara Lownds Dylan. All ten songs on the album were originally recorded at New York City sessions produced by Phil Ramone. With Columbia set to release the LP, Dylan pulled back at the last minute, and at year's end re-recorded five of the ten songs in Minneapolis with a crew of area session musici ...

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• Blood on the Tracks - The Songs
• Blood on the Tracks - Outtakes and alternate versions
• Blood on the Tracks - Aftermath
• Blood on the Tracks - Track listing
• Blood on the Tracks - Side 1
• Blood on the Tracks - Side 2
• Blood on the Tracks - Personnel

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Blood donation is a process by which a blood donor voluntarily has blood drawn for storage in a blood bank for subsequent use in a blood transfusion. To understand the importance of the availability of a sustainable donated blood supply, the catch-cry of the Australian Red Cross Blood Service is, "80% of Australians will need blood in their lifetime, but less than 3% of Australians give blood each year." Blood donations may be scheduled at local centres, or at times a "blood drive" will occur. These are events whe ...

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• Blood donation - Screening
• Blood donation - Donation
• Blood donation - Recovery
• Blood donation - Storage
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• Blood donation - Benefits
• Blood donation - Autologous donation

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A blood film or peripheral blood smear is a slide made from a drop of blood, that allows the cells to be examined. Blood films are usually done to investigate hematological problems (disorders of the blood itself) and, occasionally, to look for parasites within the blood such as malaria and filaria. Blood film - Preparation. Blood films are made by placing a drop of blood on one end of a slide, and using a spreader slide to spread the blood over the slide's length. The aim is to get a region where th ...

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• Blood film - Common blood film staining methods
• Blood film - Interpretation
• Blood film - Routine examination
• Blood film - Disorders
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A by-product is a secondary or incidental product deriving from a manufacturing process or chemical reaction, and is not the primary product or service being produced. A by-product can be useful and marketable, or it can have severe ecological consequences. By-product - Major by-products. asphalt - from the refining of crude oil sawdust and bark- from the processing of logs into lumber corn stover - residual plant matter after harvesting of cereals bran and germ - fr ...

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Warm-blooded is an archaic term used to describe an animal that keeps its core body temperature at a nearly constant level regardless of the temperature of the surrounding environment (that is, to maintain thermal homeostasis). This can involve not only the ability to generate heat, but also the ability to cool down. Warm-blooded animals control their body temperature by regulating their metabolic rates (e.g. increasing their metabolic rate ...

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• Warm-blooded - Mechanisms
• Warm-blooded - Warm-blooded versus cold-blooded
• Warm-blooded - Between cold and warm blooded

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A blood ritual is any ritual that involves the intentional release of blood. A common blood ritual is the blood brother ritual, which is rumored to be Native American in origin. Two people, typically male, cut or poke the pads of their thumbs (or another part of the hand), causing them to bleed, then press the pads of their thumbs to one another's. This ritualizes the two people involved becoming brothers in a symbolic way. Obviously this is an unsafe ...

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Captain Blood may mean: Captain Blood (novel), by Rafael Sabatini Captain Blood (film), based on the novel Captain Blood (video game), unrelated to the novel Thomas Blood Other related archivesCaptain Blood (film), Captain Blood (novel), Captain Blood (video game), Thomas Blood

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